“Alex Rider” Series by Anthony Horowitz

1. Stormbreaker
2. Point Blank
3. Skeleton Key
4. Eagle Strike
5. Scorpia
6. Ark Angel
7. Snakehead
8. Crocodile Tears
9. Scorpia Rising
10. Russian Roulette

1. Stormbreaker (The Graphic Novel)
2. Point Blanc (The Graphic Novel)
3. Skeleton Key (The Graphic Novel)
4. Eagle Strike (The Graphic Novel)

Action-packed spy stories with good plots and interesting characters.

Recommended age: 14 – 16; 16 – 18; Adult;

Alex Rider’s parents died in a plane crash when he was a child, and for the last fourteen years he has been living with his uncle, Ian Rider. One day, however, a policeman shows up at his door with horrible news: Ian Rider was killed in a car accident because he wasn’t wearing his seatbelt. Alex senses that something is wrong, as his uncle always wore his seatbelt, and so Alex decides to investigate. The trail leads him to the Special Operations division of MI6, which knows what happened to his uncle. The truth shocks Alex, but what surprises him even more is when the head of MI6, Alan Blunt, offers him a chance to become a spy. The events that follow are more exciting than Alex could ever have imagined, and in the end all his survival skills are required in order to stay alive.

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“Redwall” Series by Brian Jacques

1. Redwall
2. Mossflower
3. Mattimeo
4. Mariel of Redwall
5. Salamandastron
6. Martin the Warrior
7. The Bellmaker
8. Outcast of Redwall
9. The Pearls of Lutra
10. The Long Patrol
11. Marlfox
12. The Legend of Luke
13. Lord Brocktree
14. Taggerung
15. Triss
16. Loamhedge
17. Rakkety Tam
18. High Rhulain
19. Eulalia!
20. Doomwyte
21. The Sable Quean
22. The Rogue Crew

Redwall – the Graphic Novel

An entertaining series about a world of talking animals. Each book contains a unique and interesting story.

Recommended age: 12 – 14; 14 – 16; 16 – 18; Adult.   Younger children might find the evil characters and some of the battle scenes to be frightening; some of the violence may be too graphic for younger children.

In Mossflower Wood, there is a conflict between good and evil —  the good mice, squirrels, otters, moles, badgers, hares, hedgehogs, voles, and other such creatures against the evil — rats, weasels, stoats, ferrets, and foxes. Time and time again the vermin hordes seek to destroy the peaceful life in Mossflower but are thwarted by the good beasts of two legendary places: Mount Salamandastron (home of the Badger Lords) and Redwall Abbey (home to a peaceful order of mice).   The villains are very evil — killing and maiming everyone in their path, and the heroic defenders of Mossflower repeatedly face great odds, risking all to stop the victory of evil.

Vitro by Jessica Khoury

A story about humans meddling in the process of creation.

Recommended age: 14 – 16; 16 – 18; Adult

Sophie has received an e-mail from her mother asking her to come help her at Skin Island.   However, she can only find one pilot who will take her there — an old friend from her younger years.   On the island, she finds that all is not as she expected.  Instead of helping her mother, she finds that she and her pilot friend end up in great danger as they uncover a dangerous experiment going wrong.